Displaying a web page in your application

When you want to show a web page, you have two choices: call the default browser or display the content in your app. If you just want to call the default browser, use an Intent as follows:

Uri uri = Uri.parse("https://www.packtpub.com/"); 
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri); 
startActivity(intent); 

If you need to display the content in your own application, you can use WebView. This recipe will show how to display a web page in your application, as can be seen in this screenshot:

Getting ready

Create a new project in Android Studio and call it WebView. Use the default Phone & Tablet options and select Empty Activity in the Add an Activity...